2. EXPLICIT
VERSUS
TACIT
KNOWLEDGE
EXPLICIT
INFORMATION
• Objec3vely
verifiable
and
largely
quan3ta3ve
TACIT
INFORMATION
• Largely
qualita3ve
• Stored
in
individual's
head
or
embedded
within
culture
of
the
• Easily
transmiCed
to
others,
stored
in
organiza3on
certain
media,
aggregated,
and
• Gained
experien3ally
and
thus
cannot
presented
in
summarized
form
be
easily
ar3culated
or
explained
to
inexperienced
par3es
• Useful
for
accountability
purposes
or
• Tacit
informa3on
held
by
field
staff
is
informing
higher-‐level
programming
a
par3cularly
cri3cal
source
of
decisions
by
donors
and
other
informa3on
for
internal
monitoring
external
stakeholders
purposes
• Useful
for
guiding
project
management
in
complex
and
dynamic
environments
